Ipods and K- 12 education
Paula Walser
Director of E- Learning
CESA 6
pwalser@cesa6.k12.wi.us
2005 National Educational Technology Plan
Goal to move toward digital content.
• “A perennial problem for schools, teachers, and
students is that print textbooks are increasingly
expensive, quickly outdated, and physically
cumbersome.
• A move away from reliance on print textbooks to
the use of multimedia offers many advantages,
including cost savings, increased efficiency,
improved accessibility, and enhancing learning
opportunities in a format that engages today’s
web-savvy students.”
Ipod Touch
$220 and up
• Apple iPod Touch overview
Podcast
• A podcast is a collection of media files for
distribution over the Internet, often by
subscription, for playing on computers
and portable media players.
• 80% of users listen to podcasts on their
COMPUTER!
• I Tunes store – search for podcasts
• iTunes U – now has podcasts for K-12
Podcast in Plain English
Ways to use ipods in education
• Dissemination of information
– Lectures and other audio resources can be recorded,
place on the web and then downloaded by students
to listen to when they find it convenient
– Students can also transfer text-based information to
their iPod and read it onscreen. With the notes reader,
news articles, classroom notes, even flash cards for
spelling tests can be right at hand. They can even link
audio files and notes files for enhanced audio/visual
learning.
Storage of Information
• Portable storage device to be connected to
computers using a USB connector
• Peripheral devices can be attached to expand
capabilities http://cit.duke.edu/ideas/projects/2006/08/0
1/ipods-speed-the-collection-of-data-inengineering-classroom/
• iPods can be used by staff and students to
listen to pre-recorded material
Recording information
• Tutorials, media files, interviews, recorded
diaries, podcasts, speeches, guest speakers,
spoken poetry
• Students can listen to information and then
record their responses to what they hear.
• Students can add their own audio files, text
notes, voice memos and calendar entries to
their iPods. They can share personal notes and
useaudio files for self-paced learning.
Music appreciation
• Copyright free music can be downloaded and
used in music appreciation exercises
• High school students from San Francisco,
California for example, wrote original short
stories and combined oral readings of their
stories with music excerpts to set the tone and
mood using iPods.
Language instruction
• The ability of an iPod to link audio and text files means
that students can listen to and read foreign languages,
take dictation, and make recordings of their own voice
for others to listen to.
• Listen to dramatic recordings of the novel as they read;
• Record responses during oral quizzes;
• Play back verbal comments on quizzes and homework;
• Review the pronunciation of each week's vocabulary
words;
• Listen to audio exercises inside and outside of class;
• Make “audio diary entries”
World Nomads - Spanish
Free Educational Applications (Apps)
Who wants to be a Millionaire
I level
Weather
• If connected to internet – will bring in weather
for selected cities
Brain Toot
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Select the correct operation (math)
Order numbers from low to high
Visual memory
Ball and cup game
Word Freak
Word Wrap
Math Zombie
Basic Math
Math Drills Lite
Brain Blaze
Divide
Add
Subtract
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• E-book
I Hear EWE
I Flipr Flash Cards
Pocket Phonics
Times Tables - Free
Dictionaire
Google Earth
Resources
• http://epnweb.org/ The Education Podcast
Network
• http://www.pre-kpages.com/ipods.html Using
ipods in the pre-k classroom
• http://www.authorstream.com/presentation/
boomer55-107825-ipod-tips-tricks-ipodtipseducation-ppt-powerpoint/ Tips and tricks on
using your ipod